Dr Ro Spankie trained as an architect and has a Masters in Computing and Design. She has worked as an architect and a furniture designer as well as a lecturer. She is currently programme leader for Interior Architecture at the University of Westminster, UK. Fascinated by the role of the drawing in the design process, she has exhibited and published work related to the architectural interior both in the UK and abroad.

• IntroductionHow to get the most out of this book The design process: What is interior architecture?; Why draw?; What is drawing?; Drawing conventions. Thinking drawings: Programme brief; Concept board; Use; Space-time; Inspiration; Sketch; Diagram. Drawing to measure: Scale and proportion; Orthographic projection; Developed surface or unfolded wall plan; Axonometric and isometric; Detail; Survey drawing. Drawing space: Perspective; Physical model: Digital model; CADCAM; Animation. Drawing effect: Light; Colour; Pattern; Texture; Illusion; Furniture. Hybrid techniques: Borrowed mediums; Collage and montage; Storyboard; Layout. GlossaryAcknowledgements

Drawing Out The Interior ... is easily one of the best academic books of its kind. Ro Spankie's book is beautifully structured and written with the right balance between text and image to engage the reader visually and intellectually. This book will, in my view, be a big hit with students but ... also ... an even bigger hit in the realm of professional practice.